Monotonous Boring Verse

Monorhymes: monotonous, boring verse
Often thoughtless, constructed in reverse
Never flowing freely, quite the converse
Only ever poetic slime, coerced
Requiring at times phrasing less diverse
Harsh, all grit and grime, tortured, strangely terse
Yet perhaps not - one can find them quite perverse!
Maybe include acrostics, intersperse,
Embed monoku’d sweet rhymes when traversed?
Surprisingly, a sublime universe!

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for the SINGLE STANZA MONORHYME Poetry Contest
sponsored by Milt Hankins
written 10/4/22

This contains a monorhyme, an acrostic, and an embedded monorhyme that is also a monoku

Copyright © | Year Posted 2022



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Date: 10/17/2022 9:21:00 PM
Wow! This is super clever! I really enjoyed it....totally awesome :)
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Date: 10/8/2022 10:00:00 PM
oh wow, I like this one MUCHO!!! Congrats on the win
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Date: 10/7/2022 8:45:00 AM
No one like a smart ass…. Oh… okay, everyone likes a smart ass. I very briefly contemplated an acrostic monorhyme but opted for an easier task. Congrats on your win, Jeff. Terry
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Date: 10/7/2022 8:00:00 AM
A got a real kick out of your clever monorhyme, Jeff. Congratulations for achieving a placement with it.
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Date: 10/7/2022 7:11:00 AM
This is cleverly written and supremely creative Jeff. Congratulations on your win! Linda
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Date: 10/7/2022 6:19:00 AM
Jeff, this is such a creative piece! CONGRATS on your win. Janice
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Date: 10/6/2022 8:24:00 AM
Clever!
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Date: 10/5/2022 6:37:00 PM
This is so tricky, and yet you have pulled several poetic devices off in one poem!
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Date: 10/5/2022 1:49:00 PM
I think the trick is to find a line of rhymes that will go together nicely with your topic and yes add in other things like acrostic, alliteration etc…
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Date: 10/4/2022 4:34:00 PM
Delightful soliloquy on monorhyme Jeff. Very creatively crafted! You really put a lot of thought and sweat equity into this one. Best wishes for the contest. I have a feeling it will see a very high placement! Blessings my friend!
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Jeff Kyser
Date: 10/4/2022 5:02:00 PM
Thanks, Sam. Not so sure as Monorhymes go, but fun to stretch a bit!
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